Bobby, an attacker, targeted a user and decided to hijack and intercept all their wireless communications. He installed a fake communication tower between two authentic endpoints to mislead the…

Question

Options

• AWardriving
• BKRACK attack
• Cjamming signal attack
• DaLTEr attack

• A
  13% (2)
• C
  6% (1)
• D
  81% (13)

Explanation

aLTEr Attack Explanation

Option D is correct because an aLTEr attack is a real-world LTE/4G network attack where an adversary creates a fake cell tower (acting as a "man-in-the-middle") positioned between the victim and the legitimate tower, allowing them to intercept communications, hijack active sessions, and redirect victims to malicious websites - exactly what Bobby did in this scenario.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Wardriving) involves driving around with a device to detect and map wireless networks, with no active interception or fake tower involved
• B (KRACK attack) targets WPA2 Wi-Fi protocol vulnerabilities through key reinstallation, not cellular LTE networks or fake towers
• C (Jamming signal attack) simply disrupts/blocks wireless signals entirely rather than intercepting and manipulating traffic through a fake tower

Memory Tip

Think "aLTEr = ALTER LTE" - the attacker alters (manipulates/redirects) LTE cellular traffic using a fake tower. The key identifiers in any exam question are: fake/virtual tower + LTE/cellular network + session hijacking + traffic redirection = aLTEr attack.

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